Sport seat



0.16,1951 F. P. NEWTON Em 2,571 282 SPORT SEAT Filed March 27, 1950 FredNewton Lloyd M. Barker I N V EN TORS l atented Oct. 16, 195 1 SPORT SEATFred P. Newton, Gainesville, and Lloyd M. Barker, Wichita Falls, Tex.

Application March 27, 1950, Serial No. 152,162

6 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in seat structuresand the primary object of the present invention is to provide a smalland compact, light-weight, portable seat tfor sports events.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide aportable seat structure including a base section, a back section pivoted.to the base section and a seat section so arranged as to limit pivotalmovement of the back section relative to the base section and to supportthe back section when the latter is in its raised position.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a portableseat structure embodying novel and improved means for quickly andreadily attaching the seat structure to a supporting structural elementin a convenient manner.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a seat structurecomposed of back and seat coverings that are removable from the seatstructure for cleaning andrepair.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a portableseat that is simple and practical in construction, strong and reliablein use, neat and attractive in appearance, and otherwise well adaptedfor the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present invention in position foruse;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the present invention in its carryingposition;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the present invention attached toa seat board;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the manner in whichthe seat section is attached to the base section;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the manner in whichthe seat forming sections are joined;

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the planeof section line 6--6 of Figure 1; and,

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail view, partly in section and partly inelevation, to show the manner in which the back covering is held on theback section.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, the numeral II) represents a tubular substantially U-shapedbase member or section including a web portion I2 and a pair of parallelleg portions I4 that are joined by the web portion I2. The leg portionsof the base section ID are bent to provide upward projections orextensions I6 having flattened outer extremities I8.

A tubular substantially U-shaped back section 23 is associated with thebase section III and includes leg portions 22 that are secured to theouter extremities I8 of the extensions I6 by pivots or rivets 24. Theleg portions 22 of the back section 20 are off-set, as at 26, for apurpose which will later be more fully described.

- An endless tubular, substantially rectangular seat frame or section 28embraces the seat section 20 and overlies the base section ID. This seatsection includes parallel side rails 30 having upwardly and inwardlycurved end portions that are joined by a rear upper rail 32 anddownwardly and inwardly curved end portions that are joined by a forwardlower rail 34. The rail 34 parallels and contacts the web portion I2 ofthe base section I0 and is secured to the web portion I2 by a fastener36 that extends through a filler plug 38 in the rail 34.

The rivets or pivots 24 also extend through the curved rear ends of theside rails 30 and the rear rail 32 forms an abutment, support and stopfor the back section since the leg portions 22 will engage the rail 32as the back section is raised to a position substantially perpendicularto the seat section.

The pivots 24 support attaching clips or arms 40 that receive springclips 42 at the ends of an adjustable shoulder strap 44.

A flexible seat covering and pocket forming member 46, of any suitablematerial such as canvas, embraces the leg portions 22 of back section20. The lower edges of the covering 46 are joined by a zipper 48 in sucha manner as to permit the lower edges of the band formed by the covering46 to be completely separated, and the upper edges of the covering arejoined by snap fasteners 50. The off-sets 26 prevent the covering 46from slipping from the back section until the snap fasteners 50 havebeen disengaged and the slide portion of the zipper disengaged from itscomplemental tracks.

The seat section 28 is also provided with a covering 52 of any suitablematerial such as'canvas. The covering 52 is in the form of an elongatedstrip whose end edges are joined by any suitable means, such as a zipperZ. The covering 52 is easily replaced should it become worn and thecovering 52 can be conveniently cleaned due to its washable character.

Means is provided for attaching the portable seat structure to a seatboard 54 or such other supporting structural element. This meansincludes a pair of resilient, preferably wire hook members 56 havininturned coaxial ends for selectively entering longitudinally spacedapertures 58 in the leg portions [4 of the base section H3.- The members56 are bent to embrace the leg portions 14 when the members 56 are notbeing used, but are readily swung down to receive and yieldingly gripthe forward edge of the board 54 to hold the seat structure on the board54.

In view of the foregoin description taken in eluding a plurality ofapertures for selectively reconjunction with the accompanying drawingsit is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quiteapparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description isaccordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinventionas herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A collapsible seat structure comprising a substantially U-shaped backsection and a substantially U-shaped base section having their endspivoted together, a continuous seat frame attached to said back sectionand said base section and embracing the back section and overlying thebase section to limit swinging movement of the back section from thebase section, and means carried by the base section for engaging asupporting structure.

2. A portable seat structure comprising a'substantially U-shaped backsection, a'substantially U-shaped base section, an endless seat frameembracing the back section and overlying the base section, pivot meanssecuring the ends of the back ceiving said members.

4. The combination of claim 2 and a flexible back rest detachablysecured on said back section and a flexible seat covering detachablymounted on said seat frame.

5. The combination of claim 2 and a carrying strap attached to saidpivot means.

6. A portable seat structure comprising a substantially U-shaped tubularbase section having upward extensions atits ends, a substantially U.-shaped tubular back section, a continuous seat frame overlying the basesection and embracing the back section, pivots securing the seat frameto the ends of the back section and also said extensions, and meanssecuring the seat frame to the base section to hold the seat frameagainst pivotal movement relative to the base section, said back sectionengaging the seat frame upon swing ing movement of the back section awayfrom the seat frame.

FRED P. NEWTON. LLOYD M. BARKER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the fileofthis patent:

UNITED STATE PATENTS Number 7 Name Date 1,553,226 Felts Sept. 8, 19252,208,777 Steele July 23, 1940 2,264,383 Kleinberg Dec. 2, 19412,449,523 Wilson Sept. 14, 1948

